MA History

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# 51-100QS Subject Rankings

12 monthsProgram duration

29,300 GBPTuition Fee/year

25 Jul, 2025Application Deadline

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Program overview

Main Subject

History

Degree

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The MA in History offers you the opportunity to explore a variety of historical approaches, and many different periods and places. This MA is characterised by a high degree of choice, both in what and how you learn. It offers unique opportunities to get hands on experience for students looking to move into work in heritage and research.

You can opt to take specialist master's level units, join third-year undergraduate units, or undertake independent solo research projects. Several units also offer the chance to engage with external partners such as the SS Great Britain, BBC History Magazine, or the National Trust.

The wide range of research and teaching expertise in the department means that we are confident you will find units that reflect your own interests, whether that's medieval notions of the apocalypse, the English Civil War, maritime empires, race in North America, or something else entirely.

Across the year, students can choose to specialise by following pathways through our programme that reflect our strengths in:

medieval and early modern history
contemporary British, European and American history
global history (with particular focus on African and Asian history)
histories of colonialism, empire, and race
environmental history
public history
histories of gender, sexuality, and the body.

Alternatively, you may prefer to obtain a broad knowledge of different historical subjects, themes, debates and methodologies.

As well as benefitting from the research expertise of our staff, you will be immersed in a vibrant postgraduate community at Bristol. This is underpinned by regular seminar series, guest speakers, and skills workshops, as well as social events organised by our History Society and student reps. You will also be connected to a number of prestigious research groups in the Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences in which the Department of History plays a prominent part. This includes our centres for Medical Humanities, Black Humanities, Environmental Humanities, and Medieval Studies. Read less

Program overview

Main Subject

History

Degree

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

medieval and early modern history
contemporary British, European and American history
global history (with particular focus on African and Asian history)
histories of colonialism, empire, and race
environmental history
public history
histories of gender, sexuality, and the body.

Admission Requirements

PTE Academic

67+

IELTS

6.5+

TOEFL

88+

Bachelor GPA

3.3+

An upper second-class honours degree or international equivalent in Humanities, Arts or Social Sciences, and a mark of minimum 60% in their final year dissertation. In cases where an undergraduate transcript does not contain a research element such as a dissertation, we may ask applicants to provide an example of their academic writing that demonstrates capacity for independent research.

Application Deadline

25 Jul 2025

Program Duration

1 Year

Starting Month(s)

Sep

Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance

Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance

Tuition fees

Domestic Students

Tuition Fee/year

14,600 GBP

Tuition Fee (Out of State)

International Students

Tuition Fee/year

29,300 GBP

Other Expenses

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